Bands Quotes · Page 17

Don't get me wrong, The Beatles are one of our all-time favourite bands, but there's a lot more we were influenced by.

— Ryan Ross

A lot of bands break through with their third record: the White Stripes, the Clash, the Replacements.

— Ezra Furman

After all, in today's music scene every band seems to steal from other bands.

— Maynard James Keenan

A lot of bands have an unfortunate past; we've dodged a lot of bullets when it comes to that.

— Tyler Joseph

Thanks for always telling me which emerging buzz bands to have in my iPod.

— Anonymous

When I was really young, I was really into Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and those kinds of bands.

— David Pajo

Music is how I unwind. I love going to see bands or DJs at a festival or a dive bar. My taste…

— Daniel Ricciardo

I like to contribute. Even in my bands, I can't really just be the singer.

— Taryn Manning

I love U.K. festivals because people go to watch as many bands as possible. They aren't just there to see their favourites;…

— Chris Jericho

When I published my first novel, 'Slammed,' I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands,…

— Colleen Hoover

I was never able to get through Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. I've never been able to make it through. And…

— John Wozniak

There's no real template to follow these days for what a band should and shouldn't be - bands are just becoming these…

— Alan Palomo

I like going to see live bands. Live bands can be quite heavy, but I think it's very relaxing at the same…

— Ed Speleers

I grew up in Southern California. I played in rock bands out here, and I've been around pop music my whole life.…

— Scott Borchetta

I once wrote on my MySpace profile that music is never authentic. It was a reaction to constantly reading the word 'authentic'…

— Sophie Hunger

I think there was a brief period where Norwegian bands were evolving and that was an interesting time where it seemed like…

— Mat McNerney

I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.

— Art Alexakis

I sang in bands as a kid. In high school, I was already on the road doing a single. And that's no…

— Lynda Carter

I've never been one of those people who say, 'Oh, well, if you play this kind of music, you can only like…

— Steven Wilson

Like most classic bands, we only do an album every three or four years but that leaves a lot of down-time. And…

— Jim Kerr

They're great songs. How many bands wouldn't like to have a 'Freebird' or 'Sweet Home Alabama' to play every night?

— Johnny Van Zant

You can see when that happens with bands when they do TV appearances; they just shut down. They get really irritated.

— Jancee Dunn

There are a bunch of talented bands out there... So yeah, I often think, 'Why aren't these people onstage and why do…

— Julien Baker

The Beatles, the Small Faces and the Kinks were great bands, but that was in the '60s.

— Gavin Rossdale

For me, there's bands like Frightened Rabbit and The View, and they've all had that Scottish accent. It's just class to hear…

— Lewis Capaldi

I enjoy the collaboration. I always envied people in bands who got to have that interaction.

— Beck

A lot of bands have the enthusiasm kicked out of them by playing really dreary pub venues that just churn bands through.

— Alex Kapranos

Musically, I have more things in common with tons of bands that have no female members.

— St. Vincent

I was always into things like Boyz II Men and boy bands, and then I got into Radiohead and alt-rock.

— St. Lucia

Ambition is sneered at by some bands. It seems like a pretty good thing to me.

— Alex Kapranos

Bands from Akron have a sense of humor and don't tend to take themselves too seriously.

— Dan Auerbach

I don't think there's anything remotely "new" or "experimental" about any modern metal bands.

— Mat McNerney

There are so many bands that I'm kind of aware of through media about them, and it ends up filtering my experience…

— Win Butler

Rock bands don't really swing... a lot of rock is stiff. They don't understand the feel, the movement, you know, the jungle…

— Malcolm Young

The average life spans of many bands are not that long, up to five years if they are lucky.

— Mike McCready

I often think about starting a band again, doing my solo stuff and a band. I grew up in bands.

— James Arthur

A big problem for me was opening for Limp Bizkit and Linkin Park, two bands that wouldn't exist if it weren't for…

— Chino Moreno

I will go through these style phases. I think it's confusing in some ways. People like bands to be really consistent.

— Mary Timony

A lot of bands that reunite do it for the wrong reasons. They do it for the bucks and everybody can sense…

— Glenn Tipton

I was in a couple punk bands as a kid. I did some more experimental stuff with my friend Dan for a…

— Venetian Snares